plural gantries
1
: a frame for supporting barrels
2
: a frame structure raised on side supports so as to span over or around something: such as
a
: a platform made to carry a traveling crane and supported by towers or side frames running on parallel tracks
also
: a movable structure with platforms at different levels used for erecting and servicing rockets before launching
b
: a structure spanning several railroad tracks and displaying signals for each
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Container ships and gantry cranes are pictured in Seattle, Washington, on November 16, 2014.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The climate group quickly rose to prominence after it was formed in 2022, protesting in a range of headline-grabbing ways, such as invading the track during a British Grand Prix and climbing onto gantries over a major London highway.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
In partnership with architects like Benjamin Albertson and Rad Studio, the robotic gantry system can produce more free-form designs than traditional construction, with tight curves, circles and other elements.
—Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The new Langley stage also has an LED ceiling mounted on an overhead gantry system for quick changeovers in lighting.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The climate group quickly rose to prominence after it was formed in 2022, protesting in a range of headline-grabbing ways, such as invading the track during a British Grand Prix and climbing onto gantries over a major London highway.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
In partnership with architects like Benjamin Albertson and Rad Studio, the robotic gantry system can produce more free-form designs than traditional construction, with tight curves, circles and other elements.
—Sam Lubell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
The new Langley stage also has an LED ceiling mounted on an overhead gantry system for quick changeovers in lighting.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
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“Gantry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gantry. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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gantry
noun
gan·try
ˈgan-trē 
plural gantries
1
: a platform made to carry a traveling crane and supported by towers running on parallel tracks
2
: a movable structure used for erecting and servicing rockets before launching
3
: a structure spanning several railroad tracks and displaying signals
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